One Month's Rent talks about the reality of paying my bills. As a metalsmith, I can rarely afford the materials I need to complete my projects. At some point, I expect to alchemically transform my materials into pay for myself as an artist, but that dream is ambitious at best. I cannot eat silver and copper, just like I cannot eat money-but they sustain me. Pie is a frequent metaphor for "making it"-for living the American Dream. Like the Jeffersons said, "I've finally got a piece of the pie!"